Emboyding Rhythm Workshop Discover freedom and expression thorough body voice and rhythm. 2 to 7 Days (Custom Designed for Your Needs) Including: Dance Into Being Everything as Dance.workshop Life as Dance. Every moment Every thought, Every breath~                                     Moving from simply existing,                  to Living,                  to Dancing through our lives~                  Find yourself in the present moment                  Now expand it to a place where you know that                  this moment is all there is~                  From here break into each emerging moment                  Breathe into it                  Move into it                  Play into it,                  Create into it                  And discover who and what you will find~  Drumming For Nia In this playshop we learn a series of rhythms and soundscapes that can be used very effectively to accompany the wave of the 7 cycles of a Nia class, and can also be used to accompany many other styles of dance classes as well. We will learn the rhythms with our bodies and voices as well as on the drums for a fully embodied rhythmic experience. Please feel free to bring djembes, djun-djuns, congas, and ashiko drums and hand percussion to join in the fun! Teaching Nia To Live Drums This class is for Nia teachers who wish to deepen their relationship to rhythm and drumming and feel empowered to lead a deeper and richer dance experience for their classes when teaching to live drums. Moving to the same pulse, being in relationship to it, we are also more in relationship to each other. Nia Jam to Live Drums In this section we uncover and celebrate the heartbeat of the community! Communicating with each other through call and response, sound and silence, transmitting and receiving, a singular pulse is created, making music possible, making healing possible, making community possible! Together we create the pulse, move to it, and surrender to it. Nia Master Class Sense the power of 17 years of passionate Nia-practice. "Nia is self-healing through conscious awareness of how you use your body, mind,emotions and Spirit in this and every moment. Nia is movement as medicine."             -Saffire Bouchelion Workshops Under Made with Xara Under SHAMANTRA Workshop            1 to 3 days (Custom Designed for Your Needs) Shamantra WSSHAMANTRA is deep sacred play, designed to help us remember the natural, joyous rhythms of our collective hearts and voices. Through this creative, percussive journey the entire being is explored and enriched physically, mentally, emotionally, and Spiritually through sounding, movement, performance, music, and dance. The result is a more authentic sense of self expression and the possibility of a stronger, more intimate and supportive human community.         Learn to express your heart         Uncover your authentic expression         Identify the difference between performance and authentic expression         Develop deeper listening         Continually develop the awareness of your witness         Learn to take all of you with you Fees for the workshops include travel, lodging and a negotialble workshop fees. Please call or email for a quote as costs and fees vary based on custom design of each workshop and expenses. *Regional fees (NW U.S.) are very afforable as transportation and lodging are more cost effective. If you would like to bring a workshops to your area please contact me at: Email:saffirenia@yahoo.com Phone: 503.804.6947 Skype: saffireb             Up Coming Workshops:             Workshops At Bali Spirit Festival In March 2012             ~Dance into Being: A SHAMANTRA Experience            ~Dance Into Being Classes, Sun. Nov. 13, 2-5 pm, New Renaissance Bookshop             Please call or email for more information 503.804.6947, saffirenia@yahoo.com Explore emerging possibilities of self-expression through vocal rhythm and movement. * Stay tuned for upcoming workshops in Bali, Australia and New Zealand April 2012 Saffire Bouchelion Certified Nia Black Belt Instructor Professional Percussionist/Performer Creator and Facilitator of The SHAMANTRA Experience saffiremusic@hotmail.com saffirenia@yahoo.com Click here to visit my blog